New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-22
ABOUT YACHTS AND YACHTSMEN.
1r1ooKgp LIKE A REGATTA INTHE BAY.
TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE wEATHER-ASY NUM-
BIER OF BoAIs OUT

TAXING ADVANTAGE OF THE wEATHER-ASf NUM-
BER BOAfS OUT.
7 Roger MaxwelIs now second-class soop Shamrock
which was launched at John Mumm's South BROOKLYN
sh,nvard wont into commission and took her nrst san
vesterday Mr. Maxwell and dozen OF his friends went
aboard shortly after noon but the trim little yacht
was then fast in the mud. and 1t was O'Clock
before the tide high enough to carry her on enc
was then towed out into clear water ny the little tug
boat Rocket and left to take care OF herself Her nam
sail foresa AMI jib were nosted and she starteo Oh
across the bay Oh the port tack The wind was outhery
and cht and rs the tide was flooding strongly she did
NOT move very rapidly. Turning into the narrows sho
went on the sarboard tack and Strengthened away TOT
sandy Hook She anchored In the Horseshoe ut night
and will take turn around tue lghtship to-day.
Itlooksd like regatta day down the bay. most OF tho
yachts I'm commission having turned out to take ad
vantage OF the splendid weather The Atlantic respeh
dent in coat OF new paint, broad gilt ribbon and new
mahogany deck trimmings spread her wings al II
O'clock and led the eet-ony because she started hrs'
however The Priscilla. with Commodore A. Cass Cai'-
field and Fleet Captain Frederick Tams aboard soon
followed and then came the Cinderella bearing W. To-
Io,,n and A Gary Smith, the Peerless. the Huron, tho
birdie and score or more OF other wind and steam
driven pleasure vessels. Tho Atlantic anu Huron
anchored alongside the Shamrock ana Will accompano out
fSe BAR arbor @ Yacht Club has arranged to have
regatta on August o. and has offered cups ana prizes
valued at 200 Tho late date Is male Win me speci
object inducing the New-IoTk aaSht Io 70 h'
their annual cruise Bar Harbor ana enter e yacnts
in competto1 for the unusually valuable prizes. Inc
boats will be divided into six classes Two lor schoones
and four for soops and cutters First class sehooheIs
will be those eighty feet long anu set1nu lass @
der eighty feet For sloops and cutters me nrst Grass
Will ne those ighty feet long aud over second class be-
tween hfty.hve and eighty feet; third cass between
forfy.1ve and hfy-five feet, ana Iourtn CIss capn
Yachts nnder foriy,ve feet The course Will be an out
aide tran gular OF about thirty miles, nu tne Nem
York yacht club regulations for SAILING anu tiuo io"
ance will be IN force. 49, ..h,oh bas q racord
of victories as long her mast was noaed again NJ Cy
Island Yesterday. She has been lengthened ehrey TO-
built above the water-lne and Is fitted with new mass
aud ygng Her ne sails will he bent on Thursday ana
she will probably be ready 10 30 ih'o ooi"n''" A0
Saturday. -. Del. oro y, Tocoh
Iorlards many floating creations, which came INTO the
possession of the Mayor OF Harlem carry 's spIins'
taken up on the screwd9Gk az , Iii E oinie1
The new bowsprit OF the steel racing schooner julia
winch is being fitted with racing rg ~ rCD i saru
will be nut i'm on Tuesday by Phllip b. Low rigHoIs
lore EbridCe T. Gerrys steam yacht ectri was
formally put in commission al Rooms Nos.."S al" 0'
owner and family Joined the big feet down inc pay
slo"n sixty feet long is being built for J. j. Merritt
of tho Merritt Coast Wreckng Conpdsi AZ othpStoI .,
The steam yacht Cora came from lhross NooA"
Uobokcn on Friday to be Ovcrhauied. =, ,..,
Latham Fish's swift schooner Grayling was noated
early yesterday morning from the ways AZ Nuhh
vnr,i and the sloop Athun taken up IN her place -,
Tx-Comnodore W. +. Douglass sloop ArrOw mas Deeh
purcha sed 10y Robert lenoX Beknap. - Gina, p,,o for
The yacht Wanpanoag 0ullt ny o"'nu1 cbnd ~
Greenport on Tuesday 81, 49,. 80, i,,o oo,,.,ls
Among the yachts now being overhaued at Port Jei,
ferson are G. b. Bankers s0op Flash, j. a. lawson
schooner Beatrice j. H. fafks soS Soon oracle
THE sIoops stella and Proteus have bean aldeu 10 'o
squadron anchored OF the Iarchnoht 'iuD Hi, for
The new iron yacht Sus'lhehhhnd biI't ~
rosenh stickney of the firm OF Stokney Conlninghal
x 90 New-York was launched at the iariah holhhss
worth wards nj Wilmington yesterday; Inc uh,ns GU.
othe boat arc l5l feet long - feet beam ana 10 e
deep.